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Characterizing Paul Stamets as weird or eccentric seems a bit off. He's no more weird or eccentric than any other scientist I've met. He speaks openly about a
by timschmidt 3y ago
Characterizing Paul Stamets as weird or eccentric seems a bit off. He's no more weird or eccentric than any other scientist I've met. He speaks openly about an experience he had with psychedelic mushrooms which he says cured his lifelong stuttering, which sent him down the mycological rabbit hole. He's worked extensively with the DoD researching antimicrobial properties of fungi, his publications look sound, and some of that work seems wildly beneficial for cancer treatment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7agK0nkiZpA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7agK0nkiZpA
- Joel_Mckay 3y agoYou probably need to read more of the works, as it gets pretty loopy at times. I was aware of the petrochemical site-remediation DoD work testing his guided evolutionary biology theories. =)
- timschmidt 3y agoWhat's the Elon quote? "If you're not failing, you're not trying hard enough" If you're not considering ideas someone thinks are crazy, you're not thinking hard enough.
- Joel_Mckay 3y agoI like cheese goldfish crackers, and don't really care for speculative fiction, We worry about Elon of late, and really hope he doesn't end up going full Howard Hughes. Have a great day =)
- timschmidt 3y ago> We worry about Elon of late Elon and Stamets in the same club? Sounds rad.
- Joel_Mckay 3y agoYour menu as a passenger will likely include: 1. Algae 2. Fruiting Fungi specialized in direct human-waste conversion 3. Freshwater Shrimp 4. Worms 5. Fast growing Aquaponics plants 6. insect larva Elon should reach the same conclusion eventually based on payload cost. Which item looks like it won’t taste awful after awhile. =)
- timschmidt 3y agoSeeds, m'dude. Nature's figured out how to transport plants already.